Think the exhaust ports of the R07 are big enough? Note the camshaft belt
drive at front.
Advanced Technology
 Looks like a part for an import “tuner” engine – a carbon fiber front cover. Much lighter than a cast part and covers the camshaft belt drive |
Technical resources used by GM Racing engineers to develop the Chevrolet R07 racing engine are also used to develop GM production engines. Although one might think that racing improves the breed, it’s the heavy investment made by the manufacturers in production manufacturing design technology that is helping racing design these days.
Computerized design and modeling tools that used to be available only at the highest design levels like aerospace and aircraft design -- technology like computational fluid dynamics (CFD), finite element analysis (FEA), and solid 3D modeling – are now available for the “average” designer via microcomputers. GM Racing engineers used them to evaluate and analyze various engine designs in computer simulations. Using computer modeling speeds up the creation of prototype parts, too.
An undressed R07 aluminum cylinder head. Compare the location and separation of the R07 middle cylinder’s exhaust valve pockets with those of the SB2’s in the next image.
